Herbert D. Nihart, age 88, of White Pigeon, died Sunday, June 10, 2018, at Sturgis Hospital, following an extended illness. He was born Oct. 30, 1929, in Middleburg, Ind., a son of Jay E. and Maggie (Birkey) Nihart. He was a graduate of Middleburg High School and a resident of Middleburg until 1952, when he moved to White Pigeon. He …

Darlene M. Hartzell, age 64, of Constantine, passed away on Monay, June 11, 2018 at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Traverse City on October 16, 1953, a daughter of Edward and Deloris (Gaines) Hartzell. Darlene graduated from Constantine High School in 1971. She worked as a waitress at the Harvey House in Constantine for many years, and also …

Michael E. Mallo, 74, Jones, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at his daughter’s home surrounded by his family. He was born in Constantine on March 13, 1944, a son of Howard and Mildred (Eby) Mallo. Mike attended Constantine Schools, graduating in 1965, and went on to serve in the U.S. National Guard. He worked as a foreman in …

Three days after a recall effort against her was dismissed, Ina Taulbee has resigned from the Sturgis City Commission. The 2nd precinct commissioner announced her resignation Thursday. A key factor in her decision centers on controversy related to medical marijuana in the city. Taulbee said the topic has brought with it a great deal of negative interaction that has become …

A proposal to add public docks at a community park with shoreline along Palmer Lake in Colon could be settled Tuesday, as members of the village council are slated to address the issue. To accommodate the larger-than-usual number of audience members, the 7 p.m. meeting has been moved to the Colon Community Fire and Rescue Barn, west of town on …

Officials from the Three Rivers Police Department have provided an update regarding a situation that resulted in lockdown status at Hoppin Elementary School last week. The Three Rivers school was in lockdown mode twice Thursday following reports of a suspicious man possibly in possession of a gun. Shortly after noon, the department received a number of reports of a subject …

St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested a man in connection with a breaking-and-entering incident last week at a residence in Sturgis Township. Deputies were called Thursday to the 25000 block of U.S. 12 in response to a home invasion that had been just discovered. Upon further investigation, deputies made contact with a suspect at another residence in the same …

     Margaret E. Ritchie, age 97, of Marcellus, passed away late at night on Saturday, June 9, 2018.            Margaret was born May 27, 1921, the daughter of Willard J. Griner and Gleola Bent on the family farm in Marcellus.        On February 10, 1943, she married her late husband Merle L. Ritchie of Marcellus.  Together they had two children, …

Dorothy Ellen Hiemstra, age 57, of Centreville, passed away Friday, June 8, 2018 at her home. She was born June 26, 1960, in Sturgis, a daughter of John and Lucille (Poley) Saunders. Dorothy resided in the Centreville and Sturgis area her entire life. On Oct. 5, 1984, she married Larry Hiemstra in Sturgis. She was a dedicated homemaker and a …

June Barbara Robinson, age 80, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 7, 2018 surrounded by her family. She was born in Chicago on June 26, 1937 to Leon and Ruth (Grigsby) Banks. She married William Ridge in Cook County, Ill. on April 10, 1957. In 1967 the family moved to Three Rivers, where she was a long-time …